First Initiation of Saint Aleister Crowley, on November 18, 1898 at London, England

Hermetic Saints November 18 Aleister Crowley First Initiation

Consider also:

  1. Aleister Crowley: The Face of Modern Western Esotericism
  2. “It will doubtless be asked why cyclic development must proceed in this manner, in a downward direction, from higher to lower, a course that will at once be perceived to be a complete antithesis to the idea of progress as the moderns understand it. The reason is that the development of any manifestation necessarily implies a gradually increasing distance from the principle from which it proceeds”
  3. Apparent Patron Saint of Outsider Art Aleister Crowley’s posthumous approval
  4. New Aleister Crowley 2012 post links to the Libri of Aleister Crowley
  5. “‘Initiation essentially aims to go beyond the possibilities of the individual human state, to make possible the transition to higher states and finally to lead the individual beyond any limitations whatsoever.’ — Rene Guenon, Aspercus sur l’initiation (Glimpses of Initiation)”